GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |